C.V

Syed Akhtar Husain

Professor, Centre of Persian and Central Asian Studies, School of Language Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected] (M) 9868937774

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

1994 PhD. Degree awarded by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Title of the PhD. Thesis: Critical Edition of Jam i Jam i Hindustan of Waqarul Mulk Syed Ali Tabrezi with Introduction and Notes; Thesis supervisor: Professor S.J. Havewalla

LANGUAGES

English, Persian, (native fluency)

Bengali, (spoken)

Arabic (elementary)

Present Position

Professor, Centre of Persian & Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Publications:-

Books Published:

1. Essays on The Arabian Nights, (co-editor), Primus Books, 2014, ISBN-9789384082000

2. Tales From , Collection of Persian Short Stories (Translation), 1990, New Delhi,

3. Barrasi Dastanha-e-Kutah Mohammad Hejazi, 1990, New Delhi

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Research Articles/Papers published in Journals /Periodicals /Conference proceedings/Newspapers

Sl. Title of research article / Name of journal (with city/ Year,Page No. & ISBN/ISSN No. paper(s) country) Place

1 Alexander in the Firdawsi Millennium Indicum: 2016, 61-65, 9789381324103 Proceedings of the Shahnama India Millenary Seminar, The KR Cama Oriental Institute,

2 Impact of Mavlana on India Mitra 2016, 38-43 23486716 Vol II No.1 India

3 at Kashi Annual Journal, Department of 2015-16, 4-7, 23949635 and Persian, University India of Calcutta

4 The Story of Sohrab in an English Conference Volume of the 2015, 93-97, 978-91-554-9133-8 Translation International Shahname Sweden Conference The Second Millennium

5 Ghubar i Khatir: A Repository of Proceedings of the International 2015, 01-07, Persian Poetry Seminar on Arabic and Persian India Accounts of Maulana , Dept. of Arabic and Persian, University of Calcutta and MAKAIS, 6 Imaging India in Buf-i-Kur Mitra 2014, 08-14 23486716 Vol.1. No.1 India

7 Aesthetics in Persian Ghazal from Proceedings of the seminar of 2014, 34-39 9788192368580 A comparative Study of Tradition to Modernity Aesthetics in Sanskrit Persian India and Hindi Literature; Dept. of Sanskrit, Persian and Hindi, Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata 8 Amir Khosrow: An Exponent of Proceedings 2013, 88-93 9789994795888 Of Int. Conf. of Amir Khosro Central Asian Culture in India Dehlavi, org. by UNESCO & Academy of Sciences, Dushanbe, Tajikistan 9 Manzumeh-i- Indo-Iranica Vol. Sixty-five 2012, 23-30 03780856 Numbers: 3 &4, SohrabWaRustamShahkari Dar India Kolkata

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Adabyat-i-Englisi

10 Shiklgiri-i-Hunar-i-Gandhara Dar Indo-Iranica Vol. Sixty-five 2012, 6-12 03780856 Numbers: 1 & 2, Sayeh-i-Hindukash India Kolkata 11 Sitar: A Representative Story of Proceedings of the seminar on 2011,10-14 9788192702315 Bisvin Sadi Mein farsi Novel, Modern India Afsana Aur Dastan-Navisi Ka Tarikhi Wa TanqidiJaiza, by Dept. of Persian, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, M.P 12 Bu Ali Sharaf: The Qalandar of HU: The Sufi Way Vol. 4 2010, 36-39 RNI No. India Panipat India DELENG/ 2008/26606 13 Bakhtrian in Proceedings of International 2009, 33-36 81-7975-168-6 Seminar on Bakhtrian And Afghanistan Gandhara Languages During The Kushan, by Unesco and Academy of Science, Afghanistan 14 Hindustan Dar Aieneh-i-Buf-i-Kur , Complete 2009, .. 9789186131357 Works, Vol. IV, New York 15 The Story Teller of ICANAS 38, Abstracts 2007, 1063-64 Gnosticism 16 Hazin: A Gem in the Indo Persian Udyana, New Horizons in 2007, 211-213 81-7975-168-6 Treasure Trove History, Classics and Inter – India Cultural Studies. 17 Ghalib : An Epistle Writer of Indo Journal of the Department of April 2002- Persian Literature Arabic & Persian Studies March 2003 Calcutta University , Kolkata Pg.35-48 Vol. V India

18 A Glimpse at Amir Khosrow the JNU News, New Delhi 2003-04 (5) Muse of India Pg. 20-21 India

19 The Wisdom of JNU News , New Delhi 2003 -2004 (1) Pg. 23-24 India

20 Alexander : A myth or reality in JNU News, New Delhi March-April the Shahnameh 2003 Pg. 3-5 India

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21 Sho’ara-i-Darbar-i- Timuryan-i- Qand-e-Parsi, New Delhi; June Hind; (Translation) Issue No.18 Sept.2002 India

22 Encounter of the Titans: The Story Proceedings of the All India Pg. 211-218, of Rustam & Isfandiyar Seminar on and his 2001 Shahnameh; K.R. Cama India Oriental Institute & Culture House of the IR of Iran, Mumbai,2001 23 “Living With Satan” – The Monday 9th BLASPHEMY: A novel by Statesman,; Calcutta. November 1999 Tahmina Durrani; Book Review India

24 Better than 1001 nights (News The Statesman, 26th March, 1999 Paper) Down Town, Calcutta India Article

25 “Matter of Faith” – Religion at the The Statesman, Calcutta. Monday 17th Service of Nationalism and other Book Review May, 1999, Essays by India Madhu Kishwar

26 Divided We Fall” – The Price of The Statesman, Calcutta Monday 17th Partition : Recollections and Book Review August 1998, Reflections by India Rafiq Zakaria

27 : Pioneer of Neo-Persian Khuda Baksh Oriental Public 1996 Poetry Library Public Library Journal, Pg.148-51 Patna India

28 Safarnameh-e-Jam-e-Jam-e- Danish, Islamabad, , Summer 1995, Hindustan Sl.No.41 Pg. 30-46 Pakistan

29 Hind dar Aine-e-Buf-e-Kur Danish, Islamabad, Pakistan Summer & Autumn 1994 Sl.No. 38-39 Pg. 17-25 Pakistan

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30 In Qite Rahaward Ast az Bahr Dil Qand-e-Parsi, New Delhi. Winter 1993 Akhwan Pg.220-227 India

31 Towards Understanding Firdousi : Danish; Islamabad, Pakistan Spring 1993, The Story of Zahak Sl.No. 33 Pg.8-17 Pakistan

32 Tagore and Iran (Translation) Danish Quarterly Journal, Spring and Islamabad, Pakistan Summer, Sl. No.29-30 Pg 1-13 Pakistan

33 A Comparative Study of Sadi and Danish, Islamabad, Pakistan; Summer 1991, Hafiz Sl.No.26 Pg.1-8 Pakistan

34 Nigahi be Shakshiyat Ali Akbar Danish, Islamabad, Pakistan Summer 1990, Dehkhoda Sl. No.22 Pg.19-24 Pakistan

35 On Study of Literature JNU News, New Delhi January 1989 Pg. 35 India

36 Shiva-e-amuzish wa parwarish-e- Hind, Kabul, Afghanistan May 1988 zaban hai-e-kharja dar-hind Afghanistan

37 The Swami for All Mankind; 1987 Evening Brief, Calcutta. April 1987 Pg.7 India

Participation in the International Conferences, etc. outside India

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1. Eleventh Biennial Conference; Presentation: Hedayat in Harmony with the Savants of Indo Persian Literature; held at University of Vienna, Austria, 2-5 August, 2016

2. Eleventh Biennial Iranian Studies Conference; Chaired the Session- Persian Beyond Persia held at University of Vienna, Austria, 2-5 August, 2016

3. International Conference on India Iran , Two Great Civilization: Retrospect and Prospects; Performed a Poetic Session titled: Qand-e-Farsi wa Tutiyan-e-Hind (Persian Candy and Indian Parrots), Indo Persian Poetry: A Bridge Between Two Great Civilizations, hosted by ICCR, India Foundation, Academy of and Literature and Sadi Foundation; held at , Iran. 23-25 May, 2016

4. Workshop on Tuti Nama and Persian Translation of Sukasaptati hosted by Department of Arabic, Indian and Iranian Studies, University of Sorbonne; Presentation: Tuti Nama of Nakhshabi; held at 13 rue Santeuil, , France, 14 December, 2015

5. International Colloquium on Thousand and One Nights: Sources, Transformation in Literature, Arts and Sciences; Presentation: Arabian Nights in Urdu Translation; held at INALCO, Paris, France, 9-11 December 2015

6. The Seventh Biennial Convention of the Association For the Study of Persianate Societies; Presentation: Impact of Rumi on Medieval India; held at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Findikli Campus, Istanbul, Turkey, 8-11 September, 2015

7. The Seventh Biennial Convention of the Association For the Study of Persianate Societies; Chaired the session- Rumi and the Indian Parrots; held at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Findikli Campus, Istanbul, Turkey, 8-11 September, 2015

8. Tenth Biennial Iranian Studies Conference; Chaired Session- Persian Nightingale in Indian Garden; held at Hilton Bonaventure Hotel, Montreal Quebec, Canada , 6-9 August, 2014

9. Literary and Art Festival of Herat, hosted by Writers Association and US Consulate, Participated and delivered address in the Literary Fest, held at Herat, Afghanistan, 28- 29 October, 2013

10. Postgraduate Conference on Translation Studies and Literature in English, hosted by Cankaya University, Presentation: Secrets of the Self in an English Translation, held at Depts. Of English Language and Literature and Translation and Interpreting Studies, Ankara, Turkey, 13-14 May, 2013.

11. International Conference on The Contribution of Amir Khusraw Dehlavi to the Culture of Central Asia, hosted by Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, UNESCO, IICAS; Presentation: Amir Khosrow: An Exponent of Central Asian Culture in India, held at Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 11-12 April, 2013.

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12. International Conference on Asian Writers and Literatures in the West, hosted by the Faculty of Literature, Istanbul University; Presentation: Story of Sohrab in an English Adaption held at Istanbul, Turkey. 1-5 August, 2012

13. 1st Triennial Iranian Studies Conference hosted by the Scandinavian Society for Iranian Studies, Presentation: Imaging India in Buf-e-Kur (Blind Owl) held at University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, 30 March, 2012

14. Delivered Lecture on Persian Studies in India,held at College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages Literatures and Cultures Studies, University of Maryland, USA, 28 October, 2011

15. Delivered Lecture on Indo Persian Literature, at AMESALL Department, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA, 26 October, 2011

16. International Shahname Conference The Second Millennium, Hosted by Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University; Presentation: The Story of Sohrab in an English Translation, held at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, 15-16 October, 2011.

17. International Conference of Iranian Society for the Promotion of Persian Language and Literature, hosted by University of Mazandaran, Presentation: Persian from Kashi to Kashan, held at Babolsar, Iran, 8-10 June, 2011.

18. Shahnama Millennium Conference, hosted by Pembroke College, Cambridge, Participated in the Proceedings of the Conference only, held at Cambridge, UK, 13-15, December. 2010

19. 2nd International Symposium on Mystical Aspects of Islamic Art & Literature, hosted by International Institute of Islamic Thought and Culture; Presentation: Ali Hujveri: The Oracle of Sufism, held at ISTAC, IIUM, Kula Lampur, Malaysia, 20-23 July, 2010.

20. 3rd Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art, And Diverse Are Their Hues: Color in Islamic Art and Culture; Participated only, held at Cordoba, Spain, 2-4 November, 2009

21. The Heritage of Abu Hanifa and its Importance in the Dialogue of Civilizations, hosted by Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, Academy of Sciences etc. Participated only; held at Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 5-6 October, 2009

22. Societas Iranologica Europaea Mid-Term Conference 2009 How to Write the History of Modern Persian Literature, State of the Art, Approach, and Perspective; Presentation: Indians Writing History of Modern Persian Poetry; held at Department of Iranian Studies, Bamberg University, 10-12 July 2009 7

23. Sign & Cultural Areas of South & South East of Afghanistan in the Kushan Period; Presentation: Nigarkhaneh Dar Saye i Hindukush; hosted by the Academy of Sciences, Kabul Afghanistan 17-18 March 2009

24. 1150 Anniversary of Rudaki: The Father of Persian Poetry: Presentation; Rudaki the Radiance of Khorasan; hosted by the Institute of Cultural Heritage & Tourism Research ,Tehran Iran 21-22 December 2008.

25. International Conference on Sufism Culture & Music; Presentation:Role of Sufis in the Development of Culture in the Indian Sub Continent; hosted by National Centre for Research in Pre History Anthropology & History held at Tizi Ozu , Algeria 14-16 December 2008

26. Islamic Civilization in South Asia; Presentation: Amir Khosrow the Architect of Indo Islamic Culture; hosted by IRCICA & the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 16-18 November 2008

27. 1150 Anniversary of Rudaki the Founder of Tajik Persian Literature; Presentation: Rudaki The Indo Tajik Poetic Link; hosted by the Government of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Tajikistan 5-11 September 2008.

28. International Congress to honour the memory of Ameer Hassan Ala Sejzi Dehlavi; Presentation: Hasan Ala Sijzi: A Romantic Poet; hosted by Sub-continent and South Asian Research Center; University of Sistan and Baluchistan; Zahedan, Iran 20-22 February 2008.

29. International Symposium on the Traces of Mevlana Jalal al din Rumi in the World, Literary ; Presentation: Impact of Mevlana on India ; hosted by Rumi Research & Application Centre , Seljuk University, Konya, Turkey, 13-15 December 2007.

30. Researches on Bakhtarian and Gandhari Languages; A talk delivered on: On Bactrian Culture; hosted by The Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan in Kabul , Afghanistan; 11 November 2007.

31. Peace at Home, Peace in the World, hosted by International Congress of Asian and North African Studies 38; Presentation: An Indo-Persian Perspective of Peace;; held at Ankara, Turkey; 10-15 September 2007.

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Participation in the International Conferences within India

1. The Cultural Similarities between Iran and Indian Sub continent: Indigenous Cultural Fragmentation in the Era of Globalisation, hosted by Iran Culture House, the India International Centre, ICCR and UNESCO Parzor Foundation; Presentation: Urdu, a Golden Chain between Iran and the Indian Sub-continent; held at New Delhi, 18-19 January 2017.

2. International Conference on Mirza Ghalib: A Pillar of Indo Persian Society, hosted by Institute of Indo Persian Studies and The Asiatic Society, Kolkata; Presentation: Writing Must Not Be Less Than Speaking- Thus Spake Ghalib, held at Kolkata, 4-5 January, 2017

3. International Seminar on Common Legacies of Urdu, Arabic and Persian, hosted by Maulana Mazharul Haq Arabic and Persian University, Patna; Presentation on Symbiosis in Urdu and Persian Literature, held at, Urdu Academy, Patna, 30 November- 1 December, 2016

4. A Two Day International Seminar on Taqreeb- Propogation of Harmonious Relations in Mughal, British and Independent India, organised by Dept. of Arabic & Persian, CU in Collaboration with QJSP, Mumbai; Presentation: Taqreeb in the Works of Mirza Ghalib, held at Calcutta University, Kolkata, 27-28 September, 2016

5. International Seminar on Nehru, Azad and Perso Arab World, hosted by Department of Arabic and Persian and MAKAIAS; Presentation: Persian Elements in the Epistles of Azad, held at Kolkata, 30-31 March 2016

6. Indo-Persianate Culture and Literature at Mughal Court (Akbar, Jahangir & Shahjahan), hosted by Department of Persian, University of Delhi; Participated only, held at University of Delhi, Delhi, 3-5 March, 2016

7. The Third Perso-Indica Conference on The Sultanate Period and the Early Mughal Empire; Presentation: Tuti-Nama: Persian Tapestry Woven by Indian Threads, held at University of Delhi, Delhi, 3-4 September, 2015

8. International Seminar on Sadiq Hedayat, hosted by Institute of Indo Persian Studies, Presentation: Social Ethos in the Novel Buf-i-Kur, held at CETTM, Powai, Mumbai, 17-18 February 2015

9. International Seminar on Hindustani farsi Adab Ek Tanqeedi Jaiza, hosted by Department of Persian Barkatullah University; Presentation: Browne and Shiblis’s Outlook on The Shahnama, held at Bhopal, 24-25 March, 2014 9

10. International Conference on Orientalism: Past and Present, hosted by Department of Arabic, Aliah University; Presentation: Iqbal: The Philosopher Poet of the East, held at Kolkata, 17-18 February, 2014

11. International Conference on Orientalism: Past and Present, hosted by Department of Arabic, Aliah University; Chaired a Session, held at Kolkata, 17-18 February, 2014

12. International Conference on Orientalism: Past and Present, hosted by Department of Arabic, Aliah University; delivered an address as chief guest, held at Kolkata, 17-18 February, 2014

13. International Conference on Arabic and Islamic Studies in North East India, hosted by Department of Arabic Abhayapuri College, Presentation: Panipat: The Land of Love, held at Abhayapuri, Assam, 27-29 June, 2013

14. International Conference on Arabic and Islamic Studies in North East India, hosted by Department of Arabic Abhayapuri College, Chaired a Session, held at Abhayapuri, Assam, 27-29 June, 2013

15. International Seminar on Media and Global Affairs: Exploring Media in west Asia, hosted by Centre for Media Studies, School of Social Sciences; Discussant of the Panel, held at JNU, New Delhi, 19-20 March, 2013

16. International Conference on Indo-Iran Cultural Relations A Focus on Sadeq Hedayat and India, hosted by The Department of Persian Studies, Presentation: Representation of Life and Society in Buf-i-Kur held at EFLU, Hyderabad, 17-18 February,2013

17. International Conference on Indo-Iran Cultural Relations A Focus on Sadeq Hedayat and India, hosted by The Department of Persian Studies, Chaired a Session, held at EFLU, Hyderabad, 17-18 February,2013

18. International Seminar on Exploring Delhi’s Social and Cultural Traditions Through Persian Literature (Mughal Period), hosted by Zakir Husain Delhi College; Chaired a session, held at University of Delhi, Delhi 7-9 November 2012

19. International Seminar on Exploring Delhi’s Social and Cultural Traditions Through Persian Literature (Mughal Period), hosted by Zakir Husain Delhi College; Presentation: Waqarul Mulk in Delhi, held at University of Delhi, Delhi 7-9 November 2012

20. International Seminar on For Nation and Islam Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in Retrospect, hosted by MAKAIAS; Presentation: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Persian Literature held at Kolkata, 28-30 August, 2012

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21. International Seminar on Reflection of Indian Culture & Civilization in Travelogues, hosted by Centre of Indian Languages/SLL&CS, JNU; Presentation: Waqarul MulkTabrezi: Persian Traveler in British India, held at JNU, New Delhi, 12-14 March, 2012

22. International Seminar on Reflection of Indian Culture & Civilization in Travelogues, hosted by Centre of Indian Languages/SLL&CS, JNU; Coordinator of two academic sessions , held at JNU, New Delhi, 12-14 March, 2012

23. International Conference on Hafiz Commemoration, hosted by Consulate General of Islamic Republic of Iran, Hyderabad Central University etc, Presentation: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: A Poetic Link of India and Iran held at Hyderabad, 8-9 October, 2011

24. International Conference on Hafiz Commemoration, hosted by Consulate General of Islamic Republic of Iran, Hyderabad Central University etc, Chaired Session at Hyderabad, 8-9 October, 2011

25. International Symposium on Reception of Arabian Nights in World Literature, hosted by Centre of Arabic and African Studies/ SLL&CS, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Presentation: Reception of Arabian Nights in Sir Richard Burton’s Translation, held at IIC, New Delhi, 21-23 February, 2010

26. International Seminar on the Promotion of Persian Language in India, Participated only, held at India International Centre, New Delhi, 5-7 July, 2003.

Participation in the National Conferences within India

1. Performed in a Poetic Session titled: Qand-e-Farsi wa Tutiyan-e-Hind (Persian Candy and Indian Parrots), Indo Persian Poetry: A Bridge Between Two Great Civilizations, hosted by Jashn-e-Bahar Trust and India International Centre, held at Kamladevi Complex, IIC, New Delhi, 28 September 2016

2. A Talk in Persian Language on Ruz-i-Moalem, broadcast by Persian Unit ESD, All India Radio on 5 September 2015.

3. A Talk in Dari Language on Eid-ul-Fitr and its importance, broadcast by Dari Unit ESD, All India Radio on 18th July 2015.

4. Two day National Seminar on Insha Writing in Persian: A Literary Source of Cultural and Historical Information, hosted by Department of Persian, University of Delhi; Chaired a session, held at Delhi, 12-13 March, 2014

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5. The Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, A Poster Exhibition at Indo Iran Studies Centre, MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareily; delivered Key Note Address, held at Bareily, 3-16 February, 2014

6. A Comparative Study of Aesthetics in Sanskrit Persian and Hindi Literature, hosted by Departments of Sanskrit, Persian and Hindi, Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata and UGC; Presentation: Aesthetics in Persian Literature, held at Kolkata 24-25 & 27 April, 2013

7. Two Day National Seminar on Travel Literature: Literary Historical and Cultural Perspective, hosted by the Lucknow Campus of Maulana Azad National Urdu University; Presentation: Travelogue Writings in Persian: Jam-i-Jam-e-Hindustan A Case Study, held at Lucknow, 5-6 April, 2013

8. 46th Session of All India Oriental Conference, hosted by Department of Sanskrit, University of Kashmir; Presentation on Literary Interaction of Arnold with Ferdowsi; held at Srinagar, 1-3 October 2012

9. National Seminar on Contribution of Late Prof. Nazir Ahmad to the Discovery and Introduction of Persian Manuscript in India, hosted by Department of Persian, University of Delhi; Presentation on Professor Nazir Ahmad: A Doyen of Persian Scholarship, held at Delhi, 25 January, 2012

10. International Seminar on A Historical and Critical Survey of Novel Story and Fiction Writing in Persian Language, hosted by Department of Persian, Barkatullah University; Presentation on Setar: A Representative of Short Story of Persian, held at Bhopal, 15- 16 November, 2011

11. National Seminar on Persian Mathnavi Writing in the Indian Sub-continent, hosted by Department of Persian, University of Delhi; Presentation on Ghalib and the Lamp of the Temple, held at Delhi, 24 February 2011.

12. Seminar on The Shahnameh, hosted by The K R Cama Oriental Institute Presentation on Alexander in History and Literature, held at Mumbai, 8-9 January, 2011

13. Contribution of Deccan (South India )for the Development of Persian Language & Literature, hosted by Persian Scholars’ Association & the Department of Persian ,Osmania University, Hyderabad; Presentation: Depiction of Hyderabad in Jam i Jam i Hindustan of Waqarul Mulk Syed Ali Tabrezi , held at Hyderabad, 28-30 March 2009.

14. Iran During 30 Years of Islamic Revolution, hosted by The Indian Association for Central & West Asian Studeis and Academy of Third World; Presentation: Professor Dr.Syed Jafar : A Prominent Educationist of Modern Iran; held at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 11 February, 2009

15. The 44th All India Oriental Conference, Kurukshetra; Paper presented on Rumi & Bu Ali Qalander Panipat, held at Kurukshetra University, Haryana, 28-30 July, 2008 12

16. Sufi Poet Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi: His Poetry and Philosophy; Impact of Mevlana on Indo Persian Literature; hosted by The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, 28-29 January 2008.

17. Linguistic and Literary Influence of Persian on Urdu and other Indian Languages, hosted by Anjuman-i-Islam and Iran Culture House; Presentation: Persian the Quintessence of Urdu Poetry; Mumbai 17-19 March 2007.

18. Perso Arabic Threads in Indian Tapestry, hosted by the Department of Arabic & Persian, Calcutta University, Kolkata; Presentation: Depiction of Calcutta in Jam i Jam i Hindustan, held at Kolkata, 5-7 February 2007.

19. Impact of Persian Newspaper of India on the Constitutional Movement of Iran; Conducted the Programmes at Mumbai and Calcutta University & The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, 5 -7 August 2006.

20. 42nd All India Oriental Conference, hosted by Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; Presentation: Impact of India on Bedil’s Poetry, held at Benares; 4-6 November, 2004

21. National Seminar on Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi, hosted by the Department of Persian, Delhi University; Presentation: Rumi The Story Teller Of Gnosticism, held at Delhi 29th September 2004

22. Attended UGC Orientation Course, UGC Academic .Staff College, Jadavpur Univ. Kolkata ;28 January - 4 March 2003.

23. National Seminar on Omar Khayyam the Persian Sage, hosted by the Department of Persian , Mumbai University & Iran Cultural House, Mumbai; Presentation: The Wisdom of Omar Khayyam, held at Mumbai, 14-16 January, 2003.

24. All India Oriental Conference, hosted by Sri Jagannath Sanskrit Visvavidyalaya, Puri. Orissa; Presentation: Alexander: A Myth or Reality In the Shahnameh; held at Orissa, 4-16 December, 2002.

25. International Seminar on Dialogue between Cultures, hosted by the Department of Ancient History & Culture, MJP Rohilkhand University Bareilly,: India & Iran; Presentation: Dialogue Between Civilizations: An Indo-Persian Legacy, held at Bareily, .25-26 November 2002.

26. National Seminar on Ferdowsi & his Shahnameh, Presentation on Encounter of the Titans: Rustam & Isfandiyar; hosted by KR Cama Oriental Inst. & Culture House of I.R.of Iran. Mumbai, 9-11 November, 2001.

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27. Attended three weeks UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in Persian, Academic Staff College, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K; 19th August, 2001.

28. All India Oriental Conference; Presentation: Mirza Ghalib : An Epistle Writer of Indo Persian Literature; held at Madras University, Chennai. 28-30 May 2000

29. Workshop on “Peace As Value, hosted by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation of Germany; Presentation: Peace & Dialogue in Indo-Persian Legacy, held at Darjeeling, 28 November - 2 December, 1999.

30. Workshop on Critical Asian Studies for Peace And Understanding, hosted by Maulana Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata; Presentation: Abul Kalam Azad and his Ghubar-i-Khatir; held at Darjeeling, 3-12 August, 1998

31. International Seminar on Historical and Cultural Links between India & Uzbekistan; Presentation: Rudaki the Pioneer of Neo Persian Poetry; held at National Museum, New Delhi. 6- 8 December, 1993.

32. All India Oriental Conference, Presentation: Analysis of Story of Zahak from the Shahnameh; held at Bhandarkar Institute Pune 28- 30 May1993.

33. All India Persian Teachers’ Conference; Presentation: Towards Understanding Firdausi: The Story of Zahak; held at Vishva Bharati University, Santiniketan, Bolpur; 25- 23February, 1991.

34. All India Oriental Conference; Presentation: Features of Modern & Classical Persian Literature; held at Gurukul Kangri Vishya Vidyala Haridwar, 14-16 November, 1990.

35. All India Persian Teachers’ Conference, hosted by the Department of Persian, Delhi University; Presentation: Firdousi and the Story of Rustam & Sohrab; held at Zakir Hussain College, New Delhi, 28-30 December, 1989.

Lectures delivered at Academic Staff Colleges, JNU, Calcutta University, Dept. of Persian Jamia Millia Islamia, NTM and ESD, All India Radio

1. Delivered a lecture on Society and Literature on 06 April, 2015, in the 95th Orientation Course at the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

2. Delivered a lecture on Poetry in Mughal India on 1st September, 2014, in the 95th Orientation Course at Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

3. Delivered lectures on 4 & 6 January, 2014 in the Refresher Course of Urdu, Arabic and Persian, organised by Department of Urdu, Calcutta University, Kolkata

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4. Delivered a lecture on Amir Khosrow: An Exponent of Indo Persian Ghazal on 25th March, 2013, in the 84th Orientation Course at the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

5. Delivered a lecture on Sadiq Hedayat: An Exponent of Modern Persian Literature on 05 March 2013 at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

6. Delivered a lecture on Buf-i-Kur: A Novelty in Persian Literature on 19th October, 2012, in the 81st Orientation Course at the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

7. Delivered lecture on 22 February, 2012 , in the 78th Orientation Course at Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

8. Delivered lecture on Translation of Shahnameh in English on 16 January, 2012, in the 3rd Refresher Course at the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

9. Delivered lecture on Translation of Shahnameh in English on 16 January, 2012, in the 3rd Refresher Course at the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

10. Delivered lecture on Mirza Ghalib/ Iqbal on 1st February, 2012, in the 3rd Refresher Course at the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

11. Delivered lecture in the Orientation-cum Work Shop for knowledge Text Translation Urdu held at Centre for Persian and Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. from 10-16 December , 2011,

12. Delivered lecture on Alexander in the Shahnama on 15 April, 2011, in the 75th Orientation Course at the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

13. Delivered lecture on 11 March, 2011, in the 74th Orientation Course at Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

14. Delivered lecture on 02 December, 2010, in the 72nd Orientation Course at Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

15. Delivered lecture on 07 January, 2010, in the 67th Orientation Course at Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

16. Delivered lecture on Literature on 07th October, 2010, in the 71st Orientation Course at the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

17. Delivered lecture on Indo Persian Literature: Reception on 22 April, 2009, in the 65th Orientation Course at Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

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Conference/ Workshop Organized

1. Mirza Ghalib: A Pillar of Indo Persian Society, hosted by Institute of Indo Persian Studies and The Asiatic Society Kolkata, 4-5 January, 2017

2. Calligraphy Workshop: Nastaliq- A Persian art form in India, hosted by Centre of Persian and Central Asian Studies, SLL&CS, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 17 October- 17 November 2016

3. The Blind Owl: Hooting for 80 Years, hosted by Institute of Indo Persian Studies and India International Centre, 17-18 February 2016

4. Sadegh Hedayat: A Persian Phoenix in the Indian Island, hosted by Indo Persian Studies, 17-18 February 2015

5. International Seminar Devoted to 600th Birth Anniversary of Great Tajik- Persian Poet Abdurrahman , hosted by Institute of Indo Persian Studies and Embassy of Tajikistan, 27 November 2014

6. International Seminar on Reflection of Indian Culture & Civilization in Travelogues, hosted by Centre of Indian Languages, School of Language Literature and Culture Studies, 12-14 March, 2012

7. International Seminar on Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: An Architect of Indo Persian Culture, hosted by Centre of Persian and Central Asian Studies, 1-3 March, 2011

8. Development of Persian Language & Literature in South India (Deccan), hosted by Dept. of Persian, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 28-30 March 2009

9. Omar Khayyam & India; hosted by the Centre of Persian & Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi 14-16 March 2004.

MEMBERSHIP and DESIGNATION

The Asiatic Society, Kolkata. (Life Member)

All India Oriental Conference, Bhandarkar Institute, Pune. (Life Member)

India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi. (Life Member)

Persian Scholars’ Associations, New Delhi (Vice President)

India International Centre (Associate Member)

Institute of Indo-Persian Studies. (President ) 16

On the Editorial Board of:

1. The Iran Namag, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilization, University of Toronto, Canada 2. Journal of Epic Research, Payam-i-Noor University, Taft, Iran

Place: New Delhi Date: 31/01/17

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